Parents Day - S5-E6
Continuity mistake: During the triathlon, Miriam and Grandma climb up the ropes of the brick wall, but when they both get to the top, the ropes have vanished. (00:20:36)
Parents Day - S5-E6
Continuity mistake: When Miriam and Grandma are climbing up the ropes of the brick wall, there is no one standing on the balance beam above the gelatin, but when they ride the zip lines, Bob and Grandpa are suddenly standing on it. (00:20:42)
Girl Trouble / School Dance - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: Besides the fact that when Helga is sharpening her pencil, the desk arrangement changes, one of the students visible when she looks at Arnold is... Helga. This happens because the shot is taken from the episode "Helga's Love Potion."
Weird Cousin / Baby Oskar - S4-E11
Other mistake: Stephen Viksten is credited twice for voicing Oskar.
Arnold's Hat/Stoop Kid - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: When Grandpa is telling Arnold about how how he tried to cover his head when his hair falls out, the camera cuts back to him with his arm on Arnold's shoulder and Arnold has his hat on, even though the whole story is about him losing his hat.
Continuity mistake: Phoebe is going into the school in one scene, but as the camera moves she vanishes while on screen.
Parents Day - S5-E6
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Arnold's parents leave for the last time, Grandma's hair is dark at first, then it becomes purplish-gray.
Mud Bowl / Gerald Moves Out - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Gerald catches his little sister destroying his cassette tape, the book she is wrapping changes color from blue to green. (00:12:30)
Freeze Frame / Phoebe Cheats - S2-E8
Trivia: Arnold's computer is made by Purdy Electronics; Joseph Purdy wrote the episode.
The Little Pink Book/Field Trip - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: On the "Presidents of the United States" sign behind Helga, the word "United" becomes "Nvited"
Continuity mistake: When the four boys form their line (just before the adults call out "Arnold"), watch Harold's tooth; it goes from the right side of his mouth (as you look at him) to his left side.
Best Man / Cool Party - S3-E12
Other mistake: In the scene where Arnold meets the gang in the alley way, they give ideas to crash Rhonda's party. When Curly tells his idea to go to the zoo and free all the animals and there are shots of the gang looking at him confused,in two of the scenes, you'll notice that when Stinky and someone else looks at him, the background is at the school, not the alley.
Arnold Visits Arnie / Chocolate Boy - S5-E12
Continuity mistake: Arnold Visits Arnie: When Arnold and Lulu are in the swimming hole, Lulu tells Arnold to meet her later for a private swim. Then, when Arnold tells her, "But you're Arnie's girlfriend," his hat is missing. (00:05:14)
Arnold Visits Arnie / Chocolate Boy - S5-E12
Continuity mistake: Arnold Visits Arnie: At the movie theatre, Lulu is shown sitting in the seat to the right of Arnold. Then, when Hilda goes to sit next to Arnie, Lulu is missing from that seat, then reappears in the next shot. (00:07:47 - 00:08:18)
Other mistake: Ms. Perfect: When Lila and her father are eating dinner, as Lila's father says, "You sure are quiet tonight," the flap of Lila's can of beans is layered under her father's left arm. (00:19:04)
Hall Monitor / Harold's Bar Mitzvah - S2-E15
Other mistake: Hall Monitor: Helga tries to convince Phoebe that being hall monitor is the greatest job, with plenty of perks. Just as Helga says, "I couldn't let this job go to anyone; I picked you," Helga's hand is on Phoebe's shoulder, and part of Phoebe's shoulder is missing. (00:03:10)
Hall Monitor / Harold's Bar Mitzvah - S2-E15
Continuity mistake: Hall Monitor: While Helga is hall monitor, her watch repeatedly disappears and reappears on her wrist.
Continuity mistake: At the start, Lila is sitting on a bench near the school wall. However, in the shot where Sheena says, "Oh, that's wonderful," Lila and the bench are missing; then they reappear a moment later. (00:01:13)
Hall Monitor / Harold's Bar Mitzvah - S2-E15
Other mistake: Hall Monitor: At the start of the school assembly, when Principal Wartz thanks Helga for her month as hall monitor, Wartz's right arm is atop the lectern, with his fingers over the lectern's front edge. As Wartz gestures toward Helga with his right arm and hand, the fingers of his right hand oddly remain over the lectern's front edge. Then, after Helga announces she may volunteer again, the audience groans, and in the next shot facing Wartz, he has four hands at the lectern's edge. (00:01:35 - 00:02:00)
Grandpa's Packard / Phoebe's Little Problem - S5-E19
Other mistake: Phoebe's Little Problem: When Arnold goes into Phoebe's room to cheer her up, the birdcage is reflected in the mirror on the wall, but the birdcage is too far to the right of the mirror, so it shouldn't be reflected. This error is shown again in a later shot where Phoebe tells Arnold, "And I'm very good at checkers." (00:09:13 - 00:09:45)
Answer: The episode doesn't really elaborate on who the kid was and what his motives were, so its pure speculation as to why he took it. Perhaps the kid could simply want a ball all for himself and decided to just take it, or was simply a rotten kid. The truth is the kid's motives are not important to the story other than it highlights Arnold was having a lot of trouble getting through the list.
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